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North carolina history notes
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History
8th Grade
10/19/2007

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Regions
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has coastal plains, piedmont, and mountains
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Coastal Plain
Definition
is bordered by oceans and piedmont
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amadas and barlowe
Definition
1584, raliegh sent these to people to explore
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Mountains
Definition
are the highest elevation in the state.
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Sub-regions
Definition
coastal plain:inter-coastal plain,tidewater
Piedmont: sand-hills,foot hills
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Top five cities

Definition
charlotte,raleigh,greensboro,durham,winston-salem
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Outer banks
Definition
long sting of islands that make up the coastline of the state, seperate the sounds from the ocean
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in the mountains,the highest point east of the mississippi river and is 6,684 ft. high

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mt.mitchell
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The appilachian mountains are made up of two mountain ranges
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blue ridge, great smokey
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marco polo
Definition
who traveled overland to chin?
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marco polo

Definition
whos journey lasted 13 years total and brought back spices,silks, and paper money .........
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marco polo

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since ____________ was italian he naturally had the greatest inpact on other italians (at first)
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Gilbert
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who was killed in a storm
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because of robbers
Definition
why was the overland route dangerous?
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pourtugese
Definition
what sailors not only sailed in the meditteranean sea, but also the atlantic ocean near the coast of africa?
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prince henry
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who started a school for sailors?
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da gama
Definition
who extended dias journey and found the sea route to india?
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columbus

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who offered to explore for spain, if they would fund his voyage to look for a quicker sea route to asia by sailing west?
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columbus
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who discovered a route to america?
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cortez
Definition
who defeated the aztecs?
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pizzarro
Definition
who defeated the inca?
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ponce de leon
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who explored floridia and claimed it for spain?
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de soto
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who discovered the mississippi river?
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france and netherland
Definition
what 2 countries were interested in exploring the new world?
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dutch
Definition
who claimed land in the present day pa,de,ny. and nj
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conquista dores
Definition
they lived life for money,countries, and God (catholic)
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aztecs
Definition
thougth they were their Gods,returning (conquista dores)
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cortez

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was making a plan on how to defeat the aztecs
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90%

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___% of native americans died of diseases
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Sir humphrey Gilbert

Definition
one of the first english explorers
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